Author Karl Johnston

Known as the “King of the Aurora,” Karl Johnston has distinguished himself as one of the world’s top photographers of the Auora Borealis, the Northern Lights. His photographs are magical pieces of art that capture the phenomenal beauty of Canada’s night sky. What you don’t see in his photos is the absolute misery he goes through to capture them, as he trudges through deep snow in sub-zero temperatures, dodging bears and hockey players. Such is life in Canada’s far north.

Photograph by Karl Johnston
There is a decent campground off the to the side of the falls that's worth a look. We walked for a few minutes down the trail before feeling like we were in the middle of ...

Photograph by Karl Johnston
The night gives way to the light as it breaks above the horizon one early morning. Gold light sugarcoats cold stones and heats up the foggy rapids, waking them. The dark is ...

A day before I went on the helicopter adventure around Wood Buffalo National Park I had the opportunity to go up in the air with John, a photographer and one of the Ecosystem Support Technicians with Parks Cana...